diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/apparmor/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/apparmor/default.nix
index b85392977c46..ed1e31cc40eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/apparmor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/apparmor/default.nix
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ let
       perl
       python
       libapparmor
-      libapparmor.python
+      (libapparmor.python or null)
     ];
 
     propagatedBuildInputs = [